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People and homes

Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.

Who lives here
Median age
57.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.1 years
Average household size
1.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
16.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 27.7% · 2016: 23.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.1%2016: 13.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.7%2016: 7.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15.4%2016: 17.7%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.2%2016: 33.2%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%33.2%2016: 27.4%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.7%2011: 24.3%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.4%2011: 28.2%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.6%2011: 9.7%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%43.5%2016: 40%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%3.7%2011: 2.9%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%28.7%2016: 24.1%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.8%2016: 22.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%24.8%2016: 26.7%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%16.8%2016: 16.4%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.9%2016: 11.2%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%83.3%2016: 85%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%16.3%2016: 15%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1%2016: 0.4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%97.6%2016: 99.1%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.4%2011: 0.9%
Homes
Condominiums
1.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.5%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.6%2016: 83.6%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%16.5%2016: 16.4%
  • Band or local government housing0.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.9%2016: 88.2%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.8%2016: 3.6%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.4%2016: 7.3%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 0.9%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%50.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%11.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.9%2016: 95.7%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%5.6%2016: 4.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.8%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.